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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Harrisonburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, April 2, 2026

600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $415.22/cwt +70.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,511/hd at 605 lb · 75 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $453.83/cwt +58.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,868/hd at 632 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $457.04/cwt +11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,880/hd at 630 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 600 602 0
Feeder cattle 600 602 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Cattle (Steers 380, Heifers 195, Bulls 25) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 value added 437 13 557.50 $557.50 $2,436 +32.50
440 440 7 532.50 $532.50 $2,343 +52.50
479–490 value added 486 13 545.00–557.50 $552.76 $2,686 +37.76
500 500 10 535.00 $535.00 $2,675 —
505–538 value added 507 37 510.00–555.00 $552.42 $2,801 +77.42
550 value added 550 11 495.00–500.00 $497.73 $2,738 —
590 thin fleshed 590 4 472.50 $472.50 $2,788 —
600–644 value added 632 65 410.00–460.00 $453.83 $2,868 +58.83
680–695 value added 689 20 405.00–422.50 $415.26 $2,861 +28.50
705–735 value added 730 6 335.00–355.00 $351.78 $2,568 —
759 value added 759 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,638 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 value added 354 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,142 —
413 value added 413 6 617.50 $617.50 $2,550 —
518–544 value added 527 26 520.00–530.00 $526.43 $2,774 +16.72
579 thin fleshed 579 21 490.00 $490.00 $2,837 —
615–625 value added 618 21 450.00–455.00 $451.68 $2,791 +16.68
637 thin fleshed 637 38 460.00 $460.00 $2,930 —
697 thin fleshed 697 32 417.50 $417.50 $2,910 —
728–735 value added 733 31 392.50–405.00 $400.99 $2,939 —
823 value added 823 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,778 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 thin fleshed 435 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,262 —
545 value added 545 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 -99.00
570 value added 570 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,508 -29.54
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 value added 690 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,208 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 442.50 $442.50 $1,872 —
473 thin fleshed 473 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,105 —
495 value added 495 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,079 +25.00
508–549 thin fleshed 533 25 428.00–435.00 $430.67 $2,295 —
555 value added 555 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,331 +50.00
602 thin fleshed 602 63 420.00 $420.00 $2,528 —
611–635 value added 619 12 350.00–411.00 $390.14 $2,415 +45.14
673–679 value added 677 38 329.00–332.50 $331.58 $2,245 -7.76
732 value added 732 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,401 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 7 494.00 $494.00 $1,843 —
375–395 382 3 435.00–505.00 $480.85 $1,837 +55.85
408 408 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,958 +64.21
432 value added 432 13 477.00 $477.00 $2,061 —
465 465 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 +100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 value added 498 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,693 —
760 value added 760 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,394 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,054 —
430 thin fleshed 430 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,107 —
475–496 493 6 465.00–485.00 $468.21 $2,308 —
552 thin fleshed 552 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,374 —
603 thin fleshed 603 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,291 —
647 647 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,329 —
715 715 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,304 +51.31
650 650 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 -5.00
810 810 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,106 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.